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KCSE results released.

Dickens Omanga Omosa of Friends Kamusinga High School on the slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya came top overall in last year
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Regional anthem for East Africa.

A process is underway to choose an East African regional anthem as part of efforts to foster cooperation among Kenyans, Ugandans and Tanzanians, the
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Property and home exhibition.

The annual property and home living exhibition in Nairobi is taking place at the Sarit Centre in Westlands on 21-25 February. The exhibition, supported by the institute of surveyors of Kenya, focuses...
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New voter registration drive in March.

The national electoral commission has announced a new voter registration campaign in March for general elections later this year. The initiative follows an initial drive in August-September last year,...
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Rift Valley Fever death toll rises.

148 people have died as a result of the Rift Valley Fever epidemic that is affecting five out of the country
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Final day of World Social Forum.

Delegates at the World Social Forum in Nairobi are to abandon Moi International Sports Centre on 25 January for a series of closing events in and around the central Uhuru park. The final day of the si...
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Poor Kenyans to enter WSF free of charge.

Poor people living in Nairobi can take part in what is left of the World Social Forum (WSF) free of charge after the organisers decided to waive the registration fee for Kenyans. The decision follows...
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Silence at WSF in memory of Kapuscinski.

Delegates at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi held a minute
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The Big Issue Kenya launched.

Nairobi now has its very own street newspaper:
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New home for street children.

There is a new home for children living on the streets of Nairobi: Ndugo-Ndogo in Kibera, the city
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World Social Forum opens in Nairobi.

The World Social Forum (WSF) opened in Nairobi on 20 January with a colourful peace march from Kibera slum to the central Uhuru park.
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World Social Forum 2007 comes to Africa.

The World Social Forum 2007 opens in Nairobi on 20 January under the clarion call
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Polio immunisation campaign announced.

The heath authorities have said that they are to conduct nationwide immunisation against polio in the first and last weeks of February providing that the necessary funding can be raised. The Sh452 mil...
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Tergat set for London marathon.

World marathon record holder Paul Tergat from Kenya is to take part in the London marathon on 22 April 2007. He will be running against fellow countrymen Felix Limo and Martin Lel, the reigning 2006 a...
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Nairobi airport at centre of visa scam.

Tourists and the government have been losing millions of shillings each month as the result of a visa scam involving immigration officials at Jomo Kenyatta international airport (JKIA) according to a...
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World Social Forum in Nairobi.

Over 150,000 people are expected to gather in Nairobi on 20 January for the start of the six-day World Social Forum (WSF) 2007 under the theme
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Virgin to launch London-Nairobi route in 2007.

Virgin Atlantic, the airline owned by the maverick British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, is due to begin operating direct flights between London and Nairobi in June 2007. Flights will depart daily...
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Clashes in Kibera leave three dead.

At least three people have been killed and many more are injured
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Kimathi statue for Jamhuri day.

The foundation stone of a statue of Mau Mau freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi is to be laid in Nairobi as part of events to mark Jamhuri or independence day (Jamhuri means republic in Kiswahili) on 12 Dec...
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African Photo Retrospective award.

The African Photo Retrospective 2005/06 award organised by the foreign correspondents association of East Africa (FCAEA) has been won by Nairobi-based freelance photographer Georgina Cranston with her...
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New PostaPay money transfer service.

Kenyans now have a new and cheaper way of sending money around the country - PostaPay - the East African Standard reports. Launched by the international private company Postal Corporation of Kenya (Po...
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Heavy flooding across Kenya.

Hundreds of thousands of Kenyans have been displaced by flooding over the last few weeks as unusually heavy seasonal rains continue to pound the East Africa and Horn of Africa regions. The Kenya Red C...
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Kenyans4kenya investment conference.

Kenyans living abroad are the target of a conference in London on 9 December to promote investment opportunities in the East African country. The event, under the title Kenyans4kenya - The Kenya Diasp...
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Climate change meeting in Nairobi.

Up to 10,000 representatives of government, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and the academic community will gather in Nairobi 6-17 November for an international meeting on climate c...
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Athletics museum opens in Nairobi.

The 1968 Olympics 10,000 m champion Naftali Temu, multiple award-winning middle and long-distance runner Kipchoge Keino and marathon world record holders Paul Tergat and Catherine Ndereba are among th...
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Fighting in Mathare slum leaves eight dead.

Calm has returned to Mathare slum in northeastern Nairobi after five days of fighting between two outlawed gangs which residents say have left at least eight people dead and thousands more displaced f...
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On-line game for HIV prevention in Swahili.

Young Swahili speakers with internet access can now make use of an on-line game teaching them about HIV and AIDS. The interactive feature, called Ungefanyaje or What would you do? in Swahili, takes pl...
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Promoting Kenyan national unity.

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the National Museums of Kenya have signed a memorandum of understanding to create an exhibition on the countrys struggle for independence, the East Africa...
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Closure of Dandora rubbish dump announced.

The huge rubbish dump in Dandora in eastern Nairobi could close shortly, Misna news agency reports. The announcement was made by the environment minister following a visit to the largest refuse heap i...
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Nairobi slum youth get vocational skills.

Unemployed youth living in the slums of Waruku, Gatina, Kangemi and Muthangari in west Nairobi will soon be able to receive vocational skills training as part of a Ksh40 million initiative aimed at re...

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